Auto Login Logout

[Guest]

My company's using a Windows 2000 server, and all our workstations are either
installed with Windows 98 or Windows XP. Is there any way to make a user log
out by itself? And also likewise, is there any method to make a user login by
itself? Perhaps writing command prompt or some script? Or configuring the
regedit? Thank you.

 

[Miha Pihler [MVP]]

Hi,

Auto Logon is something that I would have to advise against. Still if this
is something you really want to do here is how.

How to turn on automatic logon in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;315231

 

[Guest]

What about logging on an account using command prompt? Is there such a way?
Thank you.

 

[Guest]

Or is there a way to prevent it from auto logging on after logging off. That
is, the system only login automatically after restarting the computer. Thank
you.

 

[Miha Pihler [MVP]]

This should help you with logon

There are some options with logout -- but you need to tell me under what
conditions users will be logged out?

If I think as attacker, I would love your network. Even if I run into locked
computer all I need to do it restart it and I am logged in .

 

[Guest]

Yes, I tried this method and it works. But the problem is it keeps logging on
to the same account, even after I log out. I wish to make it such that when I
log out, it won't log in again.

Actually, is there a way for me to help someone login with the account using
command prompt? My main motive of this is like this. I want to log out all
the users when I am doing a system backup, and help them log in again after
backup.

Thank you.

 

[Miha Pihler [MVP]]

It would be quite difficult to do what you would like.

Why would you want to logout people when doing backup? You can simply
schedule a backup at off hours (e.g. after 5 pm)?